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The Chitrapur Sunbeam August & September 20203

THE CHITRAPUR SUNBEAM :- AUG & SEP 2020V. RAJAGOPAL BHAT, Editor

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Prayers, Praises & Psalms 4

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Reminiscences about Swami Anandashram 6

Teachings of Swami Parijnanashram 12

Ashirvachan by P. P. Shrimat Sadyojat Shankarashram Swamijiat Hubballi on 20th February 2020 18

Jagadguru Speaks 28

Teachings of Swami Iswarananda Giriji Maharaj 29

Festivals in October 2020 32

Santa Arur Umabai Bodhamrit 33

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PRAYERS, PRAISES & PSALMSTHE UPANISHADS

leb meceé[sJe HetJe¥ HeÒe®í - ³ee%eJeukeÌ³eefkebÀ p³eeseflej³eb Heg©<e: - Fefle~ Deeefol³e p³eesefle: meceéìd - Fefle nesJee®e~

Deeefol³esvewJee³eb p³eesefle<eemles Heu³e³eles keÀce& kegÀ©les efJeHeu³esefle - FefleJanaka, the emperor, asked Sage Yajnavalkya first :Yajnavalkya, what serves as the light for man?Yajnavalkya said : The light of the Sun, Your Majesty, bythe light of the Sun does a man sit, go out, do his work andreturn home.

SJecesJe Sleled ³ee%eJeukeÌ³e~ Demleefcele Deeefol³es efkeÀb p³eeseflejsJee³eb Heg©<e:Fefle~

Janaka: True indeed, Yajnavalkya but, when the Sun sets,what serves as the light?

Yajnavalkya: ®evêcee SJe Dem³e p³eesefleYe&Jeefle~Yajnavalkya: The moon is then his light.

(Continued: Brihadaranyaka Upanishad)

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for His 80th Birthday in August-2020. Atma Shanti.Basrur Venugopal, Chitra, Deviyani, Ganesh & Manju.



SWAMI ANANDASHRAM

Sashtang Pranams at the holy Lotus Feet of our reveredHis Holiness Sri Anandashram Swamiji. To write about HHis difficult - for the more I think of HH I find my words arereally inadequate. It is impossible to compare HH properly.To quote Sri Adi Shankara:

¢<ìeblees vewJe ¢ä: ef$eYegJevepeþjs meÃgjes%ee&veoeleg:No simile is there to compare the Sadguru properly in

the three worlds! Yet to be silent when I have immenselygained from HH is ingratitude. In the fond hope that somebenefit will accrue to at least a few readers. I venture towrite with prayers at His Lotus Feet.

My first opportunity to listen to HH was in Udupi in theyear 1936 while studying in High School. HH had paid avisit to Udupi and camped in our temple (Sri ShankarNarayan Temple) where a crowd of about 150-200 hadgathered. He spoke in simple Konkani which was easilyunderstood by both the young and the old. The essence ofHis discourse was that we must meditate on God always.He quoted Vyasa:

Deeuees[d³e meJe&Meem$eefCe efJe®ee³e& ®e Hegve: Hegve:~FoceskebÀ megefve<HeVeb O³es³ees veeje³eCe: meoe~~

“After diving in all the scriptures and thinking againand again, this conclusion alone is reached i.e. we have tomeditate in God always.

Does this mean, that we cannot do anything else likeour worldly duties: house work, office work, personal needs

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etc? No! Just as there is only one power : electricitywhich is manifested in different forms like light, fan, radioetc. so also there is only one power called Atmic power(individually) and collectively called Paramatma or the powerof God. While discharging our duties, we have to be awarethat it is this power which enables us to work, see, talk etc.To help us in this awareness, we only have to lovinglyremember any chosen name and form of God in our heart”.

How beautifully HH has captured a difficult yet valuablesadhana in a simple manner making it easy for us to practiceand realize.

Later, I had the opportunity to listen to HH in Mangalorein 1941/43. At that time (Late) Hattangady Shankaramamwas in charge of the Math Administration Committee toimprove the financial position of the Math. He put forth asuggestion to abolish the car festival (rathotsava) for good(financial) reasons. Yet, it was strongly opposed by somewhile others supported it. The two groups approached HHand sought His advice to resolve the conflict. HH advisedthus “In prakriti (creation) there is Vikrati (imbalance ordefects) and it must exist. How then does one overcome theVikrati? Let us lovingly gaze a while at our patron deityBhavanishankar. We see there Shiva and his family. Shivarides on Nandi (a bull) while Parvati rides on a lion. Thebull and the lion are natural enemies. There is a serpentaround Shiva’s neck while Ganapati’s vehicle is the ratwhose natural enemy of the serpent. As if this were notenough, hot fiery flames shoot out of the third eye of Shivawhile the cool Ganga flows down from the head of Shiva.Why did our forefathers give us such a deity to worship? Itis to realize well that though natural enmity exists betweengroups yet it is possible to work in the divine presence withmutual love and co-operation”.

Needless to say with this explanation from HH the ticklishproblem was amicably resolved.

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Later after 1950 I had to move and settle in Mumbai forprofessional reasons. There many opportunities came up tolisten to HH at Talmakiwadi, Dadar and local sabhas andalso Khar (at the residence of Late Trasi Sunderman : RamdasNivas). Once HH was giving a discourse on VivekaChoodamani for about an hour. At the close of the discourse,(late) Soortya Bhat brought for HH a glass of water and sometablets. After HH took the tablets, Soorya Bhat checked HH’stemperature with a thermometer. Lo! HH was running atemperature of 101 degree! With such a high temperature,HH had given an hour long discourse! The audience beggedHH’s forgiveness for not having cancelled the discourse onaccount of the fever. HH then smiled and said “Let this bodyhave it’s own fever, we are not at all inconvenienced.” ThatHH is truly a Jivan Mukta (One liberated while alive,) suddenlyflashed to our mind as we recalled Sr Adi Shankara:

ueerveOeerjefHe peeieefle&³ees peeûeled Oece&Jeefpe&le:yeesOees efveJee&mevees ³em³e me peerJevecegkeÌle: F<³eles

– Viveka Choodamani

“One absorbed in the atman and yet without traits ofbeing awake in the mind (i.e. in this case, not being aware ofthe fever) is a jivan mukta.”

On another occasion, HH visited Narsoba Wadi (a placepilgrimage in Kolhapur) District and considered a Datta-Kshetra). The local priests at first prevented the entry of HHinto the mandir but later begged HH for forgiveness and offeredto open the temple doors. (For further details see the book“Sri Chitrapur Guru Parampara Charitra” by Aroor Umabai).

meeOegefYeHet&p³eceeveesçefHe Heer[d³eceeveesçefHe ogpe&vew:meceYeeJeesYe&JesÐem³e me peerJeved cegkeÌle F<³eles

– Viveka Choodamani

“He is indeed a Jivan Mukta who is peaceful andundisturbed in mind when venerated by saints or harassedby wicked people too.”


In 1965 when HH was camping at Khar (at the residenceof late Trasi Sundarmam) for usual rest at weekends. Iused to go there now and then. Once I asked HH “like asick patient suffering from fever feeling thirst, would like todrink any water, a sadhaka feels the yearning to read anybook to help him. May I beg to know by studying whichbook our sadhana would be much benefited? HH graciouslysmiled and said “Read one book and study it well : BhagavadGita. Needless to say that I gained immensely by studyingit in the light of HH discourses:

ieerleWlegefue mecevJe³e ¢efä(“Reconciling views on the Gita” published by ChitrapurRavi Kiran)

HH disclaimed that He had brought about any miracles,but two medical cases stand out in my memory as nothingshort of the miraculous. This goes back to 1957. HH wascamping at Dadar, Shri Ramesh Savoor of Vileparle, Mumbaicame to Swamiji in a distraught frame of mind. His wife,Anasooya, was expecting triplets, all precariously positionedand interlinked in the womb. Several doctors had thrown uptheir hands in despair and the case was in the hands of Dr.V.N. Shirodkar, renowned Gynec whose clientele includedhighbrow celebrities. Even he was at his wit’s end and waswondering how he could save the mother as well as the triplets.He counseled Ramesh Savoor to pray to God. HH listened toRamesh, offered special prayers to the Lord and gave Teerth-Prasad. Anasooya partook of same and lo, wonder of wonders,normal delivery took place and the triplets were born. Whena grateful and jubilant Ramesh said that HH had saved thesituation, Swamiji gently said, : “It was all your faith in Godthat did the trick. We have done no miracle.” Later, consideringthat it was Wednesday (Lord Dattatreya’s advent was onWednesday) and the Nakshtra was Bharani Krittika, HH namedthe triplets as Gurudutt, Shripad and Narahari.

Sometime later, Savoor Balkrishna, brother of Ramesh,too had a problem. His wife delivered a baby girl withinverted knees caps. Once again, Swamiji’s divineintervention was sought. HH offered prayers and gave


Teerth-Prasad. The gandha was applied to the affectedlimbs and lo, by 12th day, when naming ceremony wasdue, everything was alright with the knee caps and theinversion had simply vanished! Of course, Swamiji parriedaway all suggestions that He had wrought a miracle. Heexplained it away as “your faith and devotion have beenrewarded by Almighty”. What disarming humility!

This relates to HH, not only as Jivan Mukta but also as“Sarva-bhoota-antaratma”. This incident was vividlydescribed to me by (late) Sri Soorya Bhat after HH’s samadhiin 1966. For, HH had told Soorya Bhat to reveal this (if atall necessary) only after His samadhi.

Once HH and party were returning from Hubli to Shiraliby car (which then was a Ford with a tarpaulin hood, anearly model). Soorya Bhat was in the driver’s seat and thecar was moving on the Sirsi ghat road, just a few hours toreach the Math. Suddenly he saw a yellow-black colouredanimal resting in middle of the road. (It seems that due tosummer heat the tigers prowl out of the forest to cool off).It was seen from about 100 yards away as a tiger! Hestopped the car and informed HH about it. HH advised himto open the car door and request the tiger to make way!Howsoever, Soorya tried, he couldn’t muster the courage todo so. At last, HH Himself opened the door of the car andthen addressed the tiger “Please give us way and then youmay rest again.” Hardly had HH said these words when thetiger got up and walked away! Soorya Bhat got into thedriver’s seat and reached Shirali by sunset.

In conclusion, HH Sri Anandashram Swamiji’s life was oneof total detachment, total aloofness from material interest, beinga spiritual ideal for all to emulate. His life is His message. Whathumility, transparency and sincerity in attending to the needsof everyone, great or small; young or old!

Lest this be too long, here I stop with humble prayer atHis lotus feet;

meogjes leJe ceenelc³eb cevees Jee®eeceiees®ejced~keÀLeb lJeeb ÒeefleYeenerve: mleewlegcen&efle ceboOeer:~~


NECTARINE TEACHINGS OFPARAMA PUJYA SHRIMAT PARIJNANASHRAM-II SWAMIJI

Ch.12, Verses 65, 76 & 77 ofChitrapur Guruparamparã Charitra (CGC)

69. This samsãra is not permanent. Understand thus and place yourmind at the Feet of the Almighty. Verily, He is the saviour of all.

70. (Then the Compassionate Sadguru said) When the devotees havetotal faith, the merciful Guru responds to their earnest entreatiesand redresses their grievances.

71. Therefore, always cherish firm faith and devotion in your mind.When you do so, the benign Sadguru will forever be at yourback to take care of you.

Ch.13, Verses 37 to 57 of CGC1. The passing parade of names and forms that you witness in

this world is transient and fleeting. Therefore, cherish unwaveringdevotion for the Lotus Feet of the Lord.

2. If you cultivate this steady devotion, He will certainly rush toyour rescue. You should press in the service of the Lord yourtriple possessions - body, mind and speech.

3. If you do so day and night, He will be your saviour. Harbour nodoubt on this score. Repose trust in Our words.

4. It is not necessary for you to give up the daily chores of life. Bein the world, but discharge your duties with a heart devoid ofdesire. Seat the Lord within you and then go about attendingto your duties in the world.

5. Let us suppose there is a servant who attends to all the workof his master. He executes all work bestowing more carefulthought and consideration than even the master himself.

6. He will acquit all the duties with the highest degree of honestyand integrity and will not tamper with the money of his master.Nevertheless, his heart will be singularly free of even the leasttrace of anxiety and worry.

O Lord Divine, Your greatness is far beyond our thoughtor word. How can I, an ignorant one, deserve to praise Youproperly? Pray, Bless us.

ß Þeerieg©Y³eesvece:(First published in 2002)


TEACHINGS OFSWAMI PARIJNANASHRAM

(Ashirvachan by Parama Pujya Swami Parijnanashram atAnandashram, Ramnagar, Kanhangad on 23rd January,1991, on the 2nd Maha-samadhi day of Pujya MatajiKrishnabai)

ß Þeer jece pe³ejece pe³epe³e jece ~~Oe=~~Ssmes efveMeer efoefve veece ieeleeb~Òesce mJe³eWef®e ³esF&ue neleeb~~

efvepeHeefob HeeJeeJes Deejece~~1~~

efJe<e³eeb Heemegefve megìsue~kesÀJeU mebmeejemeer efJeìsue~

cevens nesF&ue efve<keÀece cnCeleeb~ß Þeer jece pe³ejece pe³epe³e jece ~~2~~

meesefnje cnCes efMeJemcejlees~JeeequcekeÀer Heleerle HeeJeve neslees~~

Ssmes mekeÀUe leejkeÀ veece~~ ß Þeerjece~~This Ovi tells us that by chanting Ramnam, we can get

our beloved Ram’s darshan. Ramnam can help us mergeinto Ram and attain perfection, becoming one with Him.What is the best means of achieving this state? The best

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THE GLORY OF THE DIVINE NAME


means is in Ramnam-Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai JaiRam. I do not have to extol the glory of Ramnam here. Youall here chant Ramnam all day and night. I know howmuch importance Papa attached to Ramnam. He hopedwhoever came here would chant Ramnam more and more.I am also here for the same purpose.

What is life, after all? It is of a short duration. Everythingyou do in this life constitutes samsãr, every breath youtake, seeing an object is also samsãr, whether you are asaint or anyone else. See Ram within you and forget youare the body. There is a saying in Hindi “When I wentlooking for you, I did not find you. When I finally foundyou, I lost myself.” This is a saying pregnant with deepmeaning. After coming into this world, one’s wants anddesires go on mounting. That is why we are asked to chantRamnam, by which the desire for sense objects wanes. Weare told ‘to gain Shiva, become Shiva ourselves.’ We haveto realise that we ourselves are divine.

For this, this Ovi asks us to sing Bhajans and also tellsus that he who chants Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ramgets saved, the sinner gets purified. He who does not takethe Name does not get his work fulfilled. We are told thatthose who have taken the Name absolve themselves of alltheir sins. It is not my desire alone but the wish of Papaand Mataji also that we all keep chanting Om Sri Ram JaiRam Jai Jai Ram, till our last breath. If we always chantthe Name, only then it will be in our mind at the lastmoment when we pass away.

cebieuece³e veece legPeW melele ieeJegoW~~Oe=~~otye&u³ee Ëo³eeblegefve ®eb®eue ³ee ef®eÊeeblegefve~PegjPegjl³ee ves$eeblegefve mJeªHe Heengos~~1~~

In Loving Reverential Memory ofLate Shri VASANTRAO SHANKARRAO RAGDE

(9-11-1920 to 12-7-1999) Centenary Year;this page is sponsored by brother-in-law

Shri Muralidhar Kallianpur.


DebOee³ee& efvepe&veJeefveb efJe<e³ee®³ee keÀeìîeeblegefve~®eew³ee¥Meer ieesþîeelegefve Heej nesTbos~~2~~

mebleebef®e Hee³e OegUer ueeiees ³ee onkegÀUer~yeesOee®³ee ÒescepeUer celm³e nesTbos~~3~~

ceveceeveme cebefojeble efmebnemeve leJe ÒeMeeble~meesnb OJeefve ieele ieele jbieer jbiegos~~4~~

YeJemeeiej keÀefþve Ieesj <eef[^Heg ns keÀefjefle peesj~legkeÀ[îeeef®e veeJeb Heej mLeerj nesTbos~~5~~

In this song we are told that the Name is mostauspicious, Ramnam is most auspicious and should remainin our mind always. We are asked to come out of our weakand fickle mind and see our Lord within, through eyes “afirewith Love.” Our throat might get choked up, eyes filled upwith tears, as we go on chanting Ramnam, and we gatherthis experience as we come nearer and nearer to the saints.He meets us or we meet Him. Let us therefore cherish theidol of Ram in our heart always. We are told that we aregiven this human birth, this precious human birth, aftereighty four lakhs of lives in other forms. If we do not spendthis precious life taking His name, we will have wasted thisopportunity. Tukdya (Sant Tukdoji) says in this song ‘Letthe sweet characteristics of the saints take hold of the body.’He asks us to avail of the opportunity to touch the feet ofas many saints as we can get in this world. When we chantRamnam, we get purified through and through and tearsof joy flow from our eyes. After the tears have poured forth,meditate with the same eyes on Him who is in your heart.We are also told that it is only by chanting Ramnam thatwe can gain control over the five senses. When we begin tosay “Soçham” (I am That). It only means that Ram hasrevealed Himself in our heart, that we have become RamMurthi itself. Let His divine Forms always dwell in our heart.It is Ramnam alone that can thus deliver us from thisbhavasãgar, this ocean of the world. Sri Ramji is always

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kindly disposed towards us. There is a Kannada Abhangwhich says thus: “Neenyaako ninna hangyaako, Ninnanaamada balavondiddare saako.” (Who needs Your poweror Your Majesty, it is enough that I have the power of YourName with me). In these words of love, the devotee tells theLord: “What can You do, what can Your power do, whenYour Name is on my lips always.”

SkeÀlelJe veece ¢{Oejer cevee~nefjmeer keÀ©Cee ³esF&ue legPeer~~Oe=~~

leW veece meesHesjW jeceke=À<Ce ieesefJebo~Jee®esmeer meodieo peHeW Deeoer~~1~~

veeceeHejleW lelJe veeneR js Dev³eLee~Jee³ee DeeefCekeÀeb HebLee, peeMeer PeCeer~~2~~

%eeveosJe ceewve peHeceeU Deblejer~Oejesefve Þeernjer peHes meoe~~3~~

To say more than the above is needless. But, the thing is,there is no Truth other than Ramnam. There is only Ramnamand nothing else. We are asked to take the Name withdetermination. This Ovi is by Dnyandev and it asks us to clingto the Name, to Ramnam. Now, many people take initiationfrom their Guru, chant the Name for three or four days andthen give it up. That is why, at the outset, I had said that NãmaJapa should be like Taila-dhãrã (stream of oil), unbroken. Weshould seek the company of saints and imbibe their teachings.All saints extol the glory of the Name. Follow their teachingsand you will find yourselves greatly benefited. Saints nevermislead us and we can benefit by their experience.

Ovi 5:Goej legcneR meble cee³eyeeHe ke=ÀHeeJeble~~Oe=~~

kesÀJe{e kesÀuee GHekeÀej~keÀe³e Jeevegb ceer Heecej~~1~~

pe[ peerJee G×ej kesÀueeceeie& oeefJeuee megHebLe~~2~~


mesvee cnCeW GlejeF&nesleeb keÀener efomesvee~~3~~

Immeasurable is the gratitude that the world owes tothese saints like Papa, Mataji, Sri Chidanandji, Satchidanandand others. We have to admit the good work done by them.This Abhang tells us what all the saints have done for us,how gracious they are, in directing the devotees on theright path. Papa giving us Ramnam is also his graciousnessto us. So, chant Ramnam and do Ram Bhajan. This is theteaching of all saints and sages and we have to follow thepath shown by them, whatever happens to this body. Thehighest tapasya is that shown to us by the saints. Weshould fall at the feet of these saints and beg of them toshow us the path. Saints are always good and kind and oursalutations to them all. This concludes the Ovis we wantedto speak to you about.

Today is Mother Krishna-bai’s second Punyatithi. Hencewe are all assembled here. There is a beautiful definition of‘Mã’ in Soundarya Lahari. In one place, it says: “Mother, donot give us sorrow, give us happiness.” But, AdiShankaracharya declares that to know the true meaning of“Mã’, one does not need a long Shloka. If you just utter orcall out “Mã”, even oonce, she rushes to you, she fulfills allyour prayers.

You do not even have to give voice to your wishes. Justcall out to her “Mã” and the response is immediate. Yourmind should be pure. Even this purity is granted by Her.

I have taken a little time more than I should have. I amnot used to speaking in Hindi, Hence, a little more timewas needed. Today, let us all pray to Mataji, to Papa SwamijiRamdas, to make us walk on the path they have shown usall these years. Let us pledge that we will practise throughoutour lives all that they have taught us. It is not enough tomerely speak in this manner. From our heart, we shouldpledge to walk on the path shown by Papa and Mataji, andpray to them to keep an eye on us. Papa and Mataji advisedus all to chant Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram. Let uskeep chanting this Mantra. May Papa and Mataji’s Grace be


upon us all, may they grant us all salvation and revealthemselves in our hearts, may they help us to cross thissamsãr-sãgar and attain their own Swarup. Laying theseprayers at the feet of Sri Ramdas Swamiji and Mataji, I nowconclude these words here, with this Abhang by SwamiRamdas:

ceeles, legefPe³ee JeoveeR efJeuemele efoJ³e efkeÀleer neR eqmceles~Deveble legefPe³ee ke=ÀHeejmee®eW Òesce-ef®eÚ Yeemeles~~Oe=~~

ceeles, keÀesceue mHeMe& keÀje®ee legP³ee efkeÀleer ne Demes~Meerleue Deew<eefOeHeefj og:Keebles ce=ogue MeebleJeerlemes~~

ceeles, efkeÀleer ner HeefJe$elee ies efJeceue legP³ee Deblejer~GlkebÀþe p³ee ue#³eemece Mej keÀOeer efMejs Deblejer~~

ceeles, cebpegU yeesue legPes ns Òeceeso-m$eJe Yeemeleer~DemebK³e uenefj p³eeb®³ee, Ëo³eeR Hegve: Hegve: GmeUleer~~

ceeles, keÀesceuelee yeentb®eer legefPe³ee Deeefuebefieles~DeefKeue mebkeÀìs efvepeYekeÌleeb®eer efveJee©veer jef#eles~~

ceeles keÀ©Cee, ÒesceUlee leJe DeKeb[-jme-Jeef<e&Ceer~megKe-efveYe&j ne yeeue efvejblej legefPe³ee mebjef#eCeer~~

What more do we want? (Ram is with us, Gurudev iswith us).

Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram(The abhangs quoted above were sung during His Holiness’sPravachan by Srikrishna R. Udipi at H.H.’s behest)

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leeJeUer Deecieuees Hegª<eeLe& HeÀueerYetle peeÊee Deeveer leeppeW SkeÀ cebieue keÀU cesUdlee. cemle KegMeerpeeÊee nebiee ³esJveg, efMeJeejeOevee keÀes©keÀ legcieue meiUb³eebkeÀ meebieeleeref®e.

J³eJemLee yejer peeÊee nebiiee Òeefle HeÀebÊee. He³ueW Òel³eskeÀ ³eece Hetpeveeveblej HekeÌJeeve cesUdleeueW.keÀeqMMe meeOekeÀeblegb SkeÀ Òeew{lee ³esÊe Deemme leodvegmeej DeeÊeb you will be rejuvenated with

the upavaasa and the chaara-yaama pooja cnesCeg legckeÀe Oew³e& Dee³u³eeb. keÀuueWÒeueesYeve efobJkeÀe cnesCeg HeCee. meceçef®e Jelee®es keÀmueW SkeÀ DebMe Deemlee, DeuHeenej DeLeJee GHeJeemeg,leeppeeves you feel rejuvenated, not with the pakwaan-s. Good!

Deecceer HeU³u³eeb nebiee GÊejesÊej SkeÀ Òeieefle ..... Collective consciousness

cnCleeefle Deecceer. It’s a term I use, please understand. meceepeeblegb keÀuueW SkeÀ veJeWmegª keÀes®ex ..... cemle efJe®eej keÀeskeÀe& He[dlee ne@... DeekeÌueMesJveg kesÀu³eeefj HeÀefpeefle. ’Òel³eskeÀmeeOekeÀeueefceefleb peeÊeeueW keÀer? neppes keÀuues og<HeefjCeece vee vnJes? cnUd³eeefj megª keÀesveg&ceeiiesefj `De³³ees yee! nW keÀmu³eekeÀ?' DeeqMMe Hegj&Hegj& peeJveppe“ nW meiU efJe®eej keÀeskeÀe&He[dlee, ÒeeLe&vee keÀeskeÀe& He[dlee. peeu³eeefj nebiee SkeÀ HeÀebÊeeb meg© keÀvee&HegÀ[s Deecceer HeU³ueW;leerve-®eej Jemee&veblej meg×ebef³eb ceneefMeJeje$eer Dee³eespeve peeuuesues leeJeUer veJes-veJes meeOekeÀ,He³ue-HeÀebÊeeb ceneefMeJeje$eer Jeleevegÿeve keÀesªkeÀ nebiee ³esveeHegÀ[s `Deec®eefceefleb peeÊee keÀer vee?'leebieue ceveelegb SkeÀ DeOeerjlee Deemmeg HeÀeJe Deemme, peeu³eeefj menpele³ee leeR ¿ee DevegÿeveeblegbYeeie IesJveg, they would complete it. Why? Because all the people in this

hall Deejecemes they are doing it. First time keÀle&vee everybody is trying to `peeÊeekeÀer vee keÀer? Let us see' etc. Within three years it is settled peveceevemeeblegb;`nW keÀes®ex Deemlee. peeÊee. peeuue eflelue ceìekeÀ keÀes®ex. ®eejer-³eece-Hetpee yeesmkeÀeef®e cnesCegvee... doesn’t matter. But it is possible' leeqMMe SkeÀ meceepeeblegb SkeÀ mlej-JeOe&vecnCleeefle; leW peeÊe Deemlee. DeeckeÀeb cemle KegMeeref®e ¿ee mLeeveeefj peeuueW, peeÊe Deemme.

DeeÊeb ®esu[Jeebieues ÒemlegeflekeÀjCe Dee³keÀueW. Very sweet, very nice. nebiiee efMedJeje$eerpee³veeHegÀ[s SkeÀ-SkeÀ HeÀebÊeeb Yee³j JeÊeeefueb vn³eer, farm-house Deeefve JeÊeeefue. So, Leb³eeR

O DEVA, my Pranams at Your Divine Feet.Let my Pranams be in my Deeds.

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Je®eveeHegÀ[s leebieueW keÀuueW Heoeb®eW Deeefve presentation DeemleeueW... Gi[eme Deemme keÀer?Quite some years ago, leeJeUer that was probably the first time I heard it

`keÀmueW nW' cnesCeg. Yepeveef®e DeeefMeueW but it was sung in a different manner.

DeefKeuee DeeefVe neR meiUeR DeeefMeefueb. `Choir-effect' if I have got it right…so it is

sung at different pitches. Some people are singing at one pitch, the

other in another. It was very nice. So, I think that tradition continues.

®esu[JeebieueWef³eb leW DeeÊeb choir-effect DeeefMeueW.. inadvertant Deemme. Very sweet,

iecceefle ne@... IeÆer cnUdUs, efyevoeme. leMeer peebJkeÀe, oe#eCe veekeÌkeÀe.

So, leW Deecceer HeU³le Deemeefle. yejs mebmkeÀej cesUdle Deemeefle DeeefVe meiUd³eeblegb YeeieIesÊeeefle ®esu[Jeb. leW SkeÀ ue#eCe meceepee®³ee DeefYeJe=ef×®eW; mlej-JeOe&ve cee$e vn³eer, DeefYeJe=ef×®eW.

osMe-keÀeue mebkeÀerl³e& Deecceer keÀuueW mebkeÀuHe IesÊeeefle. nebiiee, osMe nW Deemmeef®e,efMeJe-cebefoj Deemme, ke=À<CeeueW meeefVeO³e Deemme, oÊee$e³eeueW meeefVeO³e Deemme, meiUs owJeÒemeVe Deemeefle nebiiee. So, osMee®eer keÀmueer ceefncee Deecceer meebi®es ?

keÀeue-efJeMes<e ceneefMeJeje$eer cnUd³eeefj. efme×-keÀesìer®es ³eesieerJe³e&, G®®e-keÀesìer®es meeOekeÀ ¿eeJesUeefj meeOevee keÀle& Deemleeefle. vewmeefie&keÀ SkeÀ mHevove Deemlee, Del³eble met#ce Deemlee, not necessary

that òh! I feel some goodvibrations' cnesCeg. They’ll be so subtle, your conscious

mind won’t even register them. But, leeppees ueeYe IeWJ®eer SkeÀ Òeef¬eÀ³ee³eer Deemlee. leerÒeef¬eÀ³ee Deecceer Devegÿeve cnCleeefle, GHeemevee cnCleeefle. leW mHevove megª peeu³eeb; even if you

are indifferent SkeÀ leelkeÀeefuekeÀ benefit Deemleeef®e, ueeYe cesUdlee. But if you are not

prepared for it, Yee³j Je®eveeHegÀ[s leW Jeeqiie-Jeeqiie megìædlee. So, lebs sustain keÀes®ex Deemme,sustain cee$e vn³eer; DeeHCeeue Deelcemeele keÀes®ex Deemme...leeJeUer Lees[s Òe³elve keÀeskeÀe& He[dlee. DeeefveleekeÌkeÀe Deecceer `GHe-Deemeveced', `GHeemevee' cnCleeefle. ueeiieer ³esJveg `Hello' cnesCeg Jees®®eW vn³eer.MeeMJele SkeÀ mLeeve osJeeu³ee meefVeefOeblegb ÒeeHle keÀes®ex, leekeÌkeÀe Deeceer `GHeemevee' cnCleeefle. leeblegb amatter of tapas ³esÊeeef®e. leHemed MeejerefjkeÀ Deemmees, ceeveefmekeÀ Deemmees, efYeÊejerç Jees®keÀe yes,

I can do it. I will do it'; leW SkeÀ conviction cnCleeefle lesb nietj-nietj-nietj ³esÊee. Do

what? Things change. Initially ®eej-³eeceöHetpeskeÀ yemleeefueb. ceeiiesefj eflelueW ye³meg


pee³vee peeu³eeefj GìeJveg Hejle ³eWJkeÀe He[dlee. Deemmees, but leer mebkeÀuHe-MeeqkeÌle keÀcceer pee³vee.Debleceg&Kelee Jee[dlevee you’ll find that sustains you in your deeper meditation

etc.; nW kesÀuuesueefceefleb. MeejerefjkeÀ-mlejeefj Deemmees, SkeÀ leHe kesÀuueW, understandable…. “I

didn’t have anything at night.”. Don’t trouble the body, yegef×HetJe&keÀ keÀjeefle;DeeHCeeefue Òeke=Àefle Deeveer leeppesefj ue#e oerJveg ceeeqiieefj Deenej ûenCe DeLeJee l³eeie keÀes®ex DeeefvemebkeÀuHe Ies³eeefle. peeu³eeefj you are building up that in the deepest SkeÀ `yes, I

belong, that it why I can do this' leW conviction cnCleeefle, SkeÀ efveM®e³e ³eWJ®³eekeÀmeg© peeÊee. ceeeqiieefj enhance that.

ceeeqiieefj GÊejesÊej SkeÀ met#ce-mlejeefj meg×ebef³eb efMeJeömHevove DevegYeJe keÀes®ex, SkeÀDeeMe³e. leW meebileevee meg×ebef³eb Deecceer ¿ee mLeevee®eWef®e GuuesKe keÀlee&efueb. He³ueW competition

peeÊeeueW. ÒeLece-³eece Hetpee peebJ®e efYeÊeefj next, ceÎWlegb l³ee Deblejeueeblegb ’Deecceer YepevekeÀlee&efle, Deecceer Yepeve keÀlee&efle“.... keÀjeefle. peeef³e DeeckeÀeb. lebêe SkeÀ Deeef³eefue Deemlee,JeÊee....all that. But, nebiee®³eeef®e ueeskeÀebefve cnUdUW ’mJeeceerpeer, Hetpee peebJ®e efYelÊeefj SkeÀLees[es JesUt Meeble ye³megveg peHe kesÀu³eeefj it may be very good.“ Very nice! Ieeje leeqMMekeÀes© peeÊee Jes ?ef®ekesÀ Jeebì. Distractions, Jeiieer veero ³esÊee `Dees, DeeHCeekeÀ Yees oCetpeeuuee' cnesCeg efomlee Deeefve keÀuueW SkeÀ impetus vee, leeleer keÀes³exo. nebiiee ef®ekeÌkesÀ SkeÀueppee Deemlee cnesCeg SkeÀ ÒeLece-³eece HetpeskeÀ yewmeg peeÊee cnUd³eeefj a person will attend

atleast the second yaam.... Some Òeeslmeenve `keÀes³ee&ves' cnesCeg. leeqMMe meceepeeef®eDeefYeJe=ef× meebieeleer cesUdCeg keÀle&vee HejmHej we are helping each other. So, it is not

just an understanding, intellectual understanding. There is an application

also which works at something much deeper than your so-called

ìntellectual understanding'. Ì will understand, then I will believe'...sorry, you have lost! So, understand, yes, to some extent, then participate,

do and your understanding will be much, much stronger than what you

thought was ùnderstanding'. Jn³e keÀer vee? efYeÊejer LeeJveg ³esÊee.

And that will show efJebie[-efJebie[ HeefjefmLeefleblegb. keÀuues SkeÀ efJekeÀì HeefjefmLeefleDee³ueer,keÀuues SkeÀ mecem³ee Dee³ueer, l³ee JesUeefj legckeÀeb keÀUdleueW ... Þe×eHetJe&keÀ, efJeveceleeHetJe&keÀ


neblegb Yeeie Iesleuee cnUd³eeefj leW SkeÀ Deelceyeue peeie=le peeu³eeb Deeefve l³ee HeefjefmLeefleblegbmeceef®e efMeJe-mebkeÀuHe DeLeJee ieg©-mebkesÀle cesUdlee Deeefve cegKeeefj keÀuueW keÀes®es& nW ceeie&oMe&vecesUdlee. leW keÀveea peeu³eeefj efJe»ue peeÊee ceveg<eg Deeefve Heo-Heos leekeÌkeÀe $eeme cee$e `De³ee',meeVe-meeVe efJe<e³eeblegb meg×ebef³eb nes[er mecem³ee cnesCeg efomlee; oewye&u³e DeeefMeueefceefleb.

nW oewye&u³e l³eep³e. It is the most shameful thing. Human, SkeÀ ceeveJe-MejerjcesUd³eeb cnUd³eeefj leW efkeÀlue Jeeqiie keÀe[g peeÊee, keÀe[dkeÀe. DeeefVe leW keÀe[dkeÀe, nìebefve vn³eer,not out of arrogance…. Invariably leMeer peeÊee. A person senses that oewye&u³eDeeveer SkeÀoce DenbkeÀejeves `nebJeb HeU³leeb' cnesCeg keÀesveg& SkeÌkeÀe®eW SkeÀ peeÊee. leMeer YekeÌleDeeefMeues jeJeCeeJeeefj. eflelueW meg×ebef³eb DeeckeÀeb oce vee. Don’t attempt that.

Þe×eHetJe&keÀ, GHeemeveeHetJe&keÀ aspire for that strength which is your own

aatmabal. efMeJeelce-oMe&ve keÀes®ex Deemme DeeckeÀeb. So, nW GHeemevee is very well-

structured, SkeÀ means of awakening the Deelceyeue. Deeefve Deelceyeue increase

peeÊevee ultimately `nW Denced, nW Deelce keÀuueW?b' Lebef³eb Lee³eer Jnle&ueW, èfMeJeesçnb,efMeJeesçnced' Leb³eerb Lee³eer HeeJe³leueW nW Devegÿeve.

cnesCegef®e keÀLee Deemme. keÀLee Deemme vnJes? neppeer³eer Deemme SkeÀ keÀLee. `nW keÀmueW?ner ceefncee keÀuueer?' cnesCeg HegjeCeeblegb Deeefve efou³eeb. SkeÀ Yeerue DeeefMeuees Keb³eeR. pebiueer leesDeeefve leeieues mebmkeÀej efJebie[, leeieueW peerJeve efJebieæ[, leeieueW Oece&-DeOece& meiUW efJebieæ[.…Hunter lees. Deeefve legckeÀeb ieesÊeme l³ees keÀeC³ees keÀeqMMe peeuueW ... keÀuueW³eer cesUdCeer, Leb³eeR SkeÀJe=#eeefj Jees®egveg yemuees, Oeveg<³e-yeeCe lew³eej keÀesveg&. Deeefve SkeÀ ³eece peeuueW, ogmejW ³eeceprogressively without his knowledge efMeJe-DeejeOevee peeÊe DeeefMeefue. keÀu³eekeÀ?The

tree he had climbed or clambered on to happened to be a Bilwa-

Vruksha. HeU³u³eeb Jes?... nebiee ieeslvee. nebiee meeVe-meeVe peeÊeeefle. ne@[öne@[ Pee[bpeeÊeeefle, efyeuJe-Je=#e cnUd³eeefj. leeppesefj ®eesCCeg lees efveHHegveg yeefMeuees, waiting for his

prey. Deeefve lees keÀuueW SkeÀ ceÎWlegb ef®ekesÀ fidgeting cnUd³eeefj Keb³eeR SkeÀ Heeve efvekeÌkeÀesUdCegHe[dleeueW. leesiieg SkeÀ efMeJeefuebie, keÀesCekeÀer Òeefleÿe kesÀuuesefue DeemkeÀe.... Jeìe³esefj leeppesefj.leeu³eeieer leather ®eW SkeÀ water-bottle DeeefMeuesb. leeblegbueW GÎekeÀ drip peeJveg l³ee efMeJeefuebieeefjHe[dleeueW, efMeJeeuees DeefYe<eskeÀ peeÊe Deemme... leekeÌkeÀe ieeslvee meg×ebef³eb. So,


SkeÀ DeLe&Jeeo cnCeg cnesC³eso....Unknowingly Shiv-Pujan was performed. SkeÀpeueeefYe<eskeÀ peeuuees, efyeuJeHe$eer Ieeuueer cnesCeg peeefuue, efMeJe ÒemeVe peeuuees Kebef³eb.keÀuues³eer keÀeskeÌkeÀes cesUdCeer, yegYegef#ele DeeefMeuees... peeu³eeefj leeieues SkeÀ Jele peeuueW.DeMMeer peeuuesueefceefleb efMeJe ÒemeVe peeJveg ÒekeÀì peeuuees.

`Deecceer FlueW keÀlee&efle, JeUJeUleeefle. keÀu³eekeÀ ³esvee?' cnesCeg leeqMMe efvecietbkeÀe cnesCegvee. SkeÀ.... lees DeLe&Jeeo cnesC³eso. ogmejW, remember…..leeieues mlejeefj leeieueer full

SkeÀ SkeÀeûelee DeeefMeefue. We are more complicated, so we have to use

other means also to deal with our mind. cnesCegef®e nsb meiUs mlees$e–Heeþ,ceb$eöHeeþ Fl³eeefo keÀesveg&, ieescìW keÀesveg& keÀeskeÀe&.

Deecceer SkeÀ condition MeW IeeuuesueW, ¿ee HeÀebÊee.... `Next two days I am in

ekaant. Deecceer Hetpee megª keÀlee&efle. ÒeLece-³eece Hetpee pee³veeHegÀ[s Deecieue SkeÀevlee®es JesUmegª peeÊee.Jejuesues leerve HetpeWlegb nebiiee®es mLee³eer meeOekeÀ Heeþ keÀle&efueb, ceb$e-G®®eejCekeÀle&efueb, <eess[<eesHe®eej-Hetpes®es. JewefokeÀ Deeciesues ³esÊeeefle, les JewefokeÀ-ceb$eeb®ees Heeþ keÀle&efue'. So,

SkeÀ HetpeWlegb Deecceer Yeeie IesÊeeefle cnUd³eeefj ceb$ees®®eejCe I will lead. Second, third,

fourth HetpeWlegb mLee³eer meeOekeÀ Deemeefle, by rotation? keÀeqMMe? You are ready?

Good! keÀjeefle DeejeceMesefj. nW Oew³e&,DeMMeer SkeÀ DeJekeÀeMe cesUdlee, leeblegb JeeHejeefle. I am

very happy, 3 or 4of you have agreed. keÀeskeÀe&. Bangalore ie=nmLe-Hetpee cnesCegDeemlee,ceþeblegb ³esJveg by rotation keÀlee&efle. I am very happy with that.

DeeÊeb legcceer cnCleeefle nW ef®e$eeHegj ceþe®eWef®e peebJ®eW Deemme so I think legcieue leeblebgb ®e[Yeeie IesJ®eW legcceer efMekeÌkeÀe He[dleueW . nebiiee JewefokeÀ Deemme leeqMMe keÀuueW SkeÀ DeeHeledkeÀeueerveHeefjefmLeefleblegb vee. peeu³eeefj Lees[s SkeÀ ceb$e cnesC®eW SkeÀ Oew³e& ³eWJkeÀe. yeeïeCe Mejerj cnUd³eeefjeflelueW HegefCe SkeÀ efMekeÀu³eeefj SkeÀ yejWef®e. Jn³e keÀer vee? meiUW meceepe keÀlee&, you can

repeat. Why can’t you lead? JeeCeer vee ,G®®eejCe ³esvee cnUd³eeefj efJebie[ Keyyejer.nebiee (pointing to head) mece Deemme, JeeCeer Deemme, YejHetj Guewleeefle. ceb$e cnesCegkeÀ,leWJebef³eb Deecceer efouuesues HeewjeefCekeÀ-ceb$e cnesCegkeÀ keÀu³eekeÀ pee³vee cnesCeg DeeHCeekeÀ efvecietbkeÀe.`Keb³eer ceieues Devegÿeveeblegb, GHeemeveWlegb, ieg©-mesJeslegb keÀcceer peeÊe Deemme? efkeÀlueWç GuueeW®eWmeeceL³e& Deemme, veekeÌkeÀe peeuueWueW meg×ebef³eb GuueeW®eW meeceL³e& Deemme, cee³keÀ ³esveeHegÀ[s SkeÀ


efMeJeveece-mebkeÀerle&ve keÀes©keÀ, simple <eess[<eesHe®eej-Hetpee ceb$e cnesCegkeÀ DeOeerj keÀu³eekeÀpeeÊee nW ceve? efOekedÀ ! ueepe, ce³ee&o Je®egefue' leeqMMe SkeÀ YeeJevee Dee³u³eeefj there is

possibility that you flower and you blossom. Makes sense? cnesCegef®eDeecceer efMekewÀleeleer vnJes? We are allthere. Nobody is a critic or something,

Deecceer meiUW HeU³le Deemeefle, Oew³e&HetJe&keÀ keÀesCeef³e keÀlee&.SkeÀ oe#eCe Deemlee,keÀuueWef³ebJee³ì vn³eer ..... SkeÀ oe#eCe, Keb³eer ®etkeÀer peeu³eeefj cnesCeg. peeu³eeefj ieg©-cegKeeefj,osJee-cegKeeefj Deecceer ®es[&ddJe, Deecceer DeHe&Ce keÀle& Deemeefle, efkeÀlue ®egkeÌ³ees peeÊeu³ees...Deeveer to do do away with those ®egkeÌ³ees Deecceer efouuee vnJes GHee³eg?....learn to

breath correctly. ef®ekeÌkesÀ tight oJJejeleer, éeeme Ies³eeefle, start, DeejeçceMesefj les ceb$e³eWJ®³ee meg© peeÊee. legcceer SkeÀ-oesve HeÀebÊeeb try kesÀu³eeefj you think it won’t have

any good HeefjCeece in your life? Tremendous... J³eJenejeblegb,in your business,

in your profession, SkeÌkeÀe®eW-SkeÀ peebJ®e yeoueekeÀ, `why did I say that?'....all

that will stop. Just because you have done this aaraadhanaa correctly.

So don’t miss out on these chances. HeU³eeefle.

cemle ueeskeÀ ueeYe IesÊe Deemmeefle, legcceer mesJee keÀle&u³eebefve neppees ueeYe Iesveer peeu³eeefjDeeckeÀeb og:Ke peebJ®eW mJeeYeeefJekeÀ cnesCegef®e Deecceer ef®ekeÌkesÀ Deeûen keÀeskeÀe& He[dlee. nermeY³elee cnesCeg ueskeÌkegÀ veekeÌkeÀeefle. `De³³ees! Deecceer keÀeqMMe GuueeWJ®eW?'.... ner meY³eleevn³eer nes. nW SkeÀ oe#eCe but SkeÀ warped oe#eCe..... `Keb³eeR DeeHCes ®etkeÀer kesÀu³eeefjpeople will laugh at me' cnesCeg.

That is not oe#eCe, that is a efJeke=Àle-DenbkeÀej.... l³eeie keÀjeleer. yejW keÀece keÀes®ee&legbueepe keÀu³eekeÀ?.. ie[ye[ keÀes®ee&legb keÀuueW vee ueepe. neblegb keÀu³eekeÀ? So, nW l³eeie keÀes®excnUd³eeefj all these things. `keÀece-¬eÀesOe-ueesYeöceesnöceo-ceelme³e& ns osJee, ceieues Ëo³eeblegbLeeJveg keÀeç[er'.. Deeveer ne@[d[-ne@[d[ ÒeeLe&vee vn³eer. `keÀe³e& keÀle&vee, mesJee keÀle&vee ceekeÌkeÀe SkeÀyeue oer. ceieueW ceve Meeble Jeesjes. yegef× decisive peeJees DeeCeerr express keÀle&vee SkeÀ yeue Deemees,SkeÀ meewÿJe ³esJees' cnesCeg ÒeeLe&vee keÀesveg& keÀmueWef³eb kesÀu³eeefj F&MJejekeÀ cemle KetMeer peeÊee. keÀu³eekeÀ?efMeJe-DeefOeÿeve.... DeeCeer JeeCeer®ees keÀmue efJeueeme Deemme keÀer leeieue MeeqkeÌleves peeÊee, osJeeru³ee

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l³ee Devegûeneves peeÊee, JeeCeer ³esÊee. DeeÊeb efleieue Deecceer ce³ee&o oerJveg GHe³eesie keÀle& DeemeeflecnUd³eeefj efMeJe ÒemeVe pee³veeefleueW DeeefVe keÀuueW peeÊeuees?!

So, ¿ee JesUeefj either ceewve OeejCe keÀes®ex DeLeJee efkeÀlueW peeÊee eflelueW efJe<e³e-ef®ebleve meesCCegg or J³eeJeneefjkeÀöYee<eCe keÀcceer keÀesveg& efMeJe-ceb$e-peHegöYepeve-mlees$e keÀes®ex.Empower yourself, use these opportunities. Deecceer chances efoÊeeefle.

So, next time vevove ceece,you have to say yes. vee peeu³eeefj I have to

consider coming here for Maha-Shivratri. FlueW keÀece kesÀu³eeb. Full ®eelegcee&meeblegb,he was my coordinator. cemle keÀece kesÀu³eeb peeu³eeefj cee³keÀ IesJveg ceb$e cnesCegkeÀefMekeÌkeÀe.... keÀu³eekeÀ pee³vee cnesCegkeÀ?... Hee®®eskeÀ efvebcietbkeÀe He[dleues `keÀuueW kesÀu³eeb letbceecceekeÀ keÀer Guueesb®³eekeÀ pee³vee ?' cnesCeg. efleppesefj JeÊee.. `meejmJele meceepeekeÀefYem[eJveg oJeju³eeb oeu³ee&keÀ. keÀu³eeekeÀ cnesCeg cee$e cnCleeefle. keÀmueW kesÀu³eeb Hee®®³eebveer?'iee³e$eeröpeHeg leerveer Heer{er megefÆueefceefleb SkeÀ peeuuesueW Deemlee, ogmejW keÀuuesb keÀes© pee³vee.¿ee DeeqMMe DeJekeÀeMeeefj oeu³ee&efve megª kesÀu³eeefj... makes sense? ceele=Jeie& keÀle&Deemme ne@! ieescìsb keÀesveg& keÀle& Deemme meiUs keÀ[s. oeu³ee&efve Lees[W DeeHCeeueW oeue&sHeCeoJJeesskeÀe&, leW ÒekeÀì keÀeskeÀe&.

cetkeÀ peeJveg yemu³eeefj keÀueW vee. meceepeeblegb SkeÀ DeefYeJe=ef× ³eWbJkeÀe cnUd³eeefj leMeeref®e..vee peeu³eeefj you will always be second-in-command. Flueer yegef× Deemme, FlueerSkeÀ ³eesi³elee Deemme but Oew³e& veeefÊeueefceefleb some boss has to be there to make

you work. nW Jes meceepee®es....oeefjÐe?. So, Leb³eeR Jees®egveg SkeÀoce {ce{ce keÀesveg& `nW keÀmu³eebkeÀcee&keÀ nW kesÀuueW?' keÀes®e& yeoueekeÀ experiment, understand yourself in the

presence of Shiva. Let that strength come out, let that strength express.

keÀuee-ÒeoMe&ve peellee, keÀueekeÀejebkeÀ ne[leeleer, ®esu[JeebieueWef³eb Deemlee. Deecceer keÀuueWkeÀlee&efle, nW keÀuee-ÒeoMe&ve vn³eer. This is our menpe-YeeqkeÌle. `ns osJee, letb ceppeeblegb Deemme.Deelleb letbef®e ceekeÌkeÀe efveefceÊe keÀjer. ceieues Üeje keÀe³e& keÀesjesveg Ies keÀe³ee-cevemee-Jee®ee' DeeqMMeSkeÀ mebkeÀuHe keÀesveg& ner efMeJeejeOevee peebJkeÀe. Tremendous DeespeeqmJelee ³esÊeefue. It will

change… not only transform you.. le gcieue W keÀe wìge qcyekeÀ pee rJeve,


legcieueW J³eeJeneefjkeÀ, professional, business life legb meg×ebef³eb SkeÀ HeefjJele&ve ³esÊeueW.ueeskeÀ ce³ee&o efobJ®³eekeÀ meg© keÀle&ues. efJe®eej keÀjeefle. nekeÌkeÀe Deecceer èfMeJeejeOevee' cnCleeefle.

DeeCeer nes Yeerue cnUdUsuees... HeeHe leekeÌkeÀe keÀuueW ieeslveeefMeueW. lees DeeHCeeues efveYeer&keÀle³eekeÀece keÀle& DeeefMeuesefceleer naturally F&MJej ÒemeVe peeuuees. Unknowingly meg×ebef³eb, De%eelJeemeg×ebef³eb keÀmueer leeVes SkeÀ DeejeOevee kesÀefuue, leeppeeves F&MJej ÒemeVe peeuuees. keÀu³ee cnUd³eeefjleeieues ceveeblegb Ye³ebkeÀj SkeÀeûelee DeeefMeefue DeeCeer leMeer leer ³eWJ®³ee meg© peeefuue. As I told

you; Deecceer efkeÀlu³eekeÀ complicated peeÊeeleer, Deeveer-Deevee rIeesìeUes keÀesveg& yemleeefle.leeJeUer ieg©-JeeCeer lejer Dee³keÀveeef®e but Deecieue HetJe&-pevcee®es mebmkeÀej start misleading

us and when they mislead, they seem very, very logical. So, leW l³eeie keÀesveg&,`nebJeW mebkeÀuHe IesJveg keÀmueW meebiu³eeb, leovegmeej keÀlee&' cnCet SkeÀ Oew³e& Jee[d[eW®eW Deeefve ceeiiesefjyou will feel a tremendous sense of peace. Deelce-yeue Jee[d[veeHegÀ[s ceveekeÀMeebefle ³esÊee Deeefve le Wceve then ismore receptive to Shiv-spandan. cnesCegef®e Deelce-Òemeeo DeeckeÀeb peeef³e...That comes out of our leHem³ee. ceeiiesefj meceeefnle peeuuesueWceve, argue keÀvee&efleueW, demand keÀvee&efleueW ceve ....it is just opening up…DeeCeerLeb³eer keÀuues peeÊeues? F&éejeieues Devegûen cesÈleueW®eer.. HE has to.... KegMeerves efoÊee. leMMeerSkeÀ Òe³elve keÀes³ee¥, at all levels.

nW SkeÀ mLeeve, ne sSkeÀ peeiees. DeeckeÀeb cegKeeefj nebiee efMeJeje$eer cee$e vn³eer; ³eWJ®eWDeemme. Oee ueeskeÀ ³esJeesefle, 5 ueeskeÀ ³esJeesefle, 50 ueeskeÀ ³esJeesefle but SkeÀ 3-4 efoJemeeb®eesmelmebie Fl³eeefo keÀes®ex, DeejeOevee keÀes®ex efJe®eej Deemme..... ieescìW keÀesveg& keÀes³ee&. leoLe&legcceer keÀe³e& keÀle&meefle, DeeckeÀeb cemle KegMeeref®e.

DeeÊeb HeÀeef³e®³ee HetpeWlegb keÀesCe keÀesCe Deemeefle ceb$e cnCleues? ieescìW keÀesveg& keÀes³ee&....KegMeeref®e!! keÀmues ®etkeÀer peeu³eeefj no problem, ef®ekeÌkesÀ breathing, DeejeceMeerjerkeÀes³ee&, no panic. legckeÀe SkeÀ mebkesÀle efoÊeefueb keÀesCeef³e Deemleefueb;when to start cnesCeg.SkeÀ HeÀeblee pee³veeHegÀ[s I will give you a mebkesÀle.

DeeckeÀeb keÀesCekeÀer SkeÀ very interesting question….. efJeefve³eesie-v³eemeg neppesefj®e®ee& peeÊe DeeefMeefue, very recently. Samvit-sadhakas were also there, Jodhpur


LeeJveg Deeef³eefueb. There was an Amchi who asked this question. efJeefve³eesieeblegb `Dem³eceb$em³e DecegkeÀ $eÝef<e:, DecegkeÀ ívo:, DecegkeÀ osJelee, yeerpe, MeeqkeÌle, keÀeruekeÀ, DecegkeÀ osJelee-Òemeeoöefme×³eLex peHes efJeefve³eesie:' keÀlee&efle cnUd³eeefj DeeckeÀeb keÀuueW efou³eeb leW ceb$e-peHe keÀesveg&,peHeg pee³veeHegÀ[s ìeg¿eeefle ieg¿eöieesH$eer / ieesH$ee lJeced.....' cnesCeg l³ee osJelee-®ejCeeR nW kesÀuuesueesceb$eg Deecceer DeHe&Ce keÀlee&efle. Deecceer meebile Deemlevee ceeiiesefj keÀesCekeÀer efvecieerueW keÀer `Deecceer osJeekeÀDeHe&Ce keÀlee&efle keÀer ieg©bkeÀ DeHe&Ce keÀes®ex Deemlee?' cnesCeg... ÒeeceeefCekeÀ ÒeMCeg. leW efJeOeeve Deemme;l³ee osJeeueW ceb$e kesÀuueW, l³ee osJeeu³ee ®ejCeeR DeHe&Ce keÀes®ex. keÀUdUW vn³eer? DeeÊeb nW meiUW keÀmueWkesÀuu³eeb keÀer leeblegb keÀmueeR $egefì peeu³ee, keÀmuees Yees ieescìes DevegYeJe peeuuees, leW meiUW, all-

inclusive keÀesCeeueW ®ejCeeR DeHe&Ce keÀes®ex Deemlee? neppesefj efJeceMe& kesÀuuees. osJee meebieeefle, osJeleemeebieeefle J³eJenej keÀle&vee, I have done my best and I offer this. If there are

mistakes, I am sorry, I will improve'….. Its like this. ieg©-®ejCeeR DeHe&Ce keÀle&veeèven my understanding and even this recognition of mistakes and

whatever…, I surrender that to you'. SkeÀ cemle HeÀjkeÀ Deemlee leeblegb. osJee KeeeflejkeÀle&vee Deecceer as good as possible keÀlee&efle DeeefveleW $eeme peeuesueW, leW og:Ke peeuueWueW we

don’t share with the Isht-Devata or Devata of the mantra ... but how to

mitigate that, how to lessen that, how to be more efficient, nW meiUW Deeciesueceeiiesefj SkeÀ Deemlee Dee¬eÀesMe-mees `Why I could not do it better?' etc., nW ieg©-®ejCeeRDeHe&Ce keÀlee&efle. . . . leeJeUer leW HetCe& peeÊee. nW efJe®eej keÀesveg&... Deeveer-Deeveer it will become

demanding, keÀuue Deecceer Devegÿeve keÀlee&efle.

(Yepeve) ’veiejepe-efkeÀMeesjer-jceCee veboerMJej-Jeenvee.... “’YeJeeveerµe¹j cece MejCeced“

(Closing prayers)

~~ ß vece: HeeJe&leerHele³es nj nj ceneosJe ~~

(Transcribed by Shrikala Kodikal)

Have faith in yourselves, great convictions arethe mothers of great deeds.

– Swami Vivekananda


JAGADGURU SPEAKS .......H.H. Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji

CARDINAL MEANS TO HAPPINESSRegardless of man's progress in life, his happiness is

determined chiefly by his control over the indriyas andability to remain contented with detachment towards theworld of objects. No matter how attractive worldly objectsappear, he must remain ever firm in the belief that suchobjects are illusory.

Needless to say, one who remains witth such convictionwill hardly suffer under any circumstance. To live in suchmanner, the blessing of a Jnana Guru (realised Master) isof utmost importance.

It is also essential for every one to understand from theGuru the prescribed means to evolve in life: The sadhanasto follow with the ordained karmas and the extent to whichthey must be performed. These observances will bestowcontentment and happiness.

In the absence of restraints, man will only fritter awayhis life without any direction. Losing control over his sensesand harbouring attachment towards worldly objects, he willengage in unrighteous acts and get caught in the cycle ofsuffering. Our forefathers have instructed:......

oefjêes ³emlJemevlegä: ke=ÀHeCees ³eesçefpeleseqvê³e:~iegCes<JemekeÌleOeerjerMees iegCeme²es efJeHe³e&³e:~~

Only an unhappy person is poor, not the one bereft ofwealth. Likewise, who has not conquered his indriyas ispitiable, not the poor. Unattached to objects, he is free, butif attached to them he remains in bondage.

Our blessings for everyone to understand this well,nurture a mind that does not crave for worldly things, butperform all ordained duties as an offering to God.

(Courtesy : Tattvâloka)


TEACHINGS OFSWAMI ISWARANANDA GIRIJI

MAHARAJ

108 NAMES OF DIVINE MASTERSHRI DAKSHINAMURTI

(Continued)

93) ³eledleÊJeceefmemebJesÐe :He who is eminently revealed in the Mahavakya -

the utterance of the Guru “You are that Brahman”.The teachings of Vedanta centre around the

Mahavakya. All the acharyas, particularly BhagavanShankara, have laboured to prove how the correct meaningof this mystical sentence gives rise to Brahmakaravrtti,cognition of the absolute, leading to instant liberation.‘Dakshinamurti’ itself means (as explained in theintroduction) that which is revealed through theBrahmakara-vrtti.

The Upanishads contain very inspiring andcharacteristically Samvit teachings touching upon thesecrets of simple things of life. The teachings unfold adimension that can be logically followed and grasped. Thisis indicated by the word ‘yat’ in the present name. Whenthis dimension is juxtaposed on the self-awareness (tvam)of the listener, the realization takes place of that whichcannot in the strict sense be called ‘known’. The self isnot vedya, yet it becomes revealed and so it is ‘samvedya’.

94) ³e#eies³eelceJewYeJe:Whose soul-glory has been sung by the yaksha.The yaksha here may mean the king of the demi-gods,

Lord Kubera who is a great devotee of Lord Shiva andaccepted by him as his special friend (osJe meKee) Or, it maybe any of the yakshas whose main function is to sing thepraises of the Lord, along with the Gandharvas andKinnaaras.


A deeper meaning may be attributed to this unusualname by referring the yaksha to the Kenopanishad story:Brahman himself appears as a yaksha in order to revealhis own glory and save the Gods from the danger of beingovercome by ignorance and ego which made them think“This is our victory, our glory”. Humbled and instructed,they realized that it was all atma-vaibhava only.

There is a variation of the name according to whichit reads as ‘yagna-geyatma-vaibhava’. The Lord’s glories aresung in the yagnas. The ‘yagna’ by definition is (osJelee GÎsMesveêJ³e l³eeie) offering of things for the sake of the Lord. Theofferings have to be accompanied by chanting of mantrasdecreed for the purpose. These mantras are beautifulexpositions of the God-consciousness that pervades theuniverse.

Alternatively, we may take ‘yajna’ in the spiritualcontext in which Gita uses it. Whole life-process is ‘Yagna’,self-offering of the Lord. When a sadhaka fashions his lifein tune with this music of the universe, his own soul-nature is manifest and he attains to everlastingness. ‘Hewho enjoys whatever comes out of yagna attains to theeverlasting Brahman’(Gita 4.31)

Yet a third meaning can be derived from the yajnareading, if we take the yajna as referring to the oneperformed by Daksha Prajapati. it was designed to disgraceLord Shiva; but actually, in its destruction by Mother Sati’spoignant protest and consequent Virabhadra’s conquest,the glory of Shiva was evident and established firmly.

95) ³e%eeefoosJeleecetefle&:He who takes the form of gods beginning from yagna

(sacrifice).This name can be interpreted in three ways.(i) The Yagna that is Ãdidaivika, is his form. The Lord

Creator first manifested as Cosmic Sacrifice and allcreation including the gods and other beings came out ofit.


(ii) The divine form of the Lord which began the yagnaprocess (³e%eeefo) This is what we call Brahman, the self-born svayambhu, he is also called Prajapati (see Gita 3.10).He holds in his four hands the sacred water-pot(Kamandalu), the Vedas and two special ladles used inyagna for offering in the fire. He not only set creation inmotion but also initiated the Brahmavidya - Guru-parampara (See Mundakopanishad).

(iii) yajna etc., are the divine principles that pervadeand maintain the world-process. These are all forms ofBrahman only. In the Vedas they are referred to asDharma that upholds the universe (See Atharva Veda12.1.1)

96) ³epeceeveJeHegOe&j:He who takes the form of the Yajmana (master of

sacrifices).If all life is a yagna, then the egoistic individual

consciousness, which in the human embodiment identifieditself as the doer (karta) and enjoyer of the fruits of action(bhokta), becomes the master of the sacrifice, the yajamana.But this is an illusion. In truth it is the Brahman thatbecomes the yagna and the yajamana too (Gita 4.24). Thatis Brahman’s inscrutable power called maya. Through thathe appears as the world and the creator, Ishwara. If the jivais unable to comprehend or get over the illusive power ofmaya which makes these differences appear very real, he isadvised to look upon Ishvara as the yajamana and identifyhis own egoistic tendencies as only a means (efveefceÊe) to theworking of the Lord’s will. (See Gita 5.29; 9.24)

We may also take this name in a special technicalsense to mean the eighth form of the Atman in theAshtamurti-upasana. This was once a predominant formof spiritual meditation and poets like Kalidasa havereferred to the eight forms as described in the Agamas andPuranas. Recently, in the village of of Mandsor in MadhyaPradesh, an ancient colossal bust of Shiva’s stone-imagewas unearthed. Its unique feature was the eight heads.


Obviously it was an astamurti-linga and it has beeninstalled as Pashupati, the name of yajamana-murti.Incidently, Mandsor is belived to be the birth-palce of poetKalidasa. Shri Shankaracharya revived the Ashtamurti-upasana by recommending it to Samvit sadhakas in hisDakshinamurti-stotra (cp - Acharya Sureshvara’scommentary Manasollasa in the 9th Shloka).

(Continued)(Courtesy : Samvit Sâdhanâyana, Santa Sarovar, Mt. Abu)

October-2020

16 Friday Adhika Ãshwija Kr.30 Adhika Ãshwija Mãsa Samãpti

17 Saturday Nija Ãshwija Sh.1 Navaratri prãrambha / ShriDevi Ghatasthãpanã

20 Tuesday Nija Ãshwija Sh.4 Vinayaki / Shri Lalitã Panchami

21 Wednesday Nija Ãshwija Sh.5 Sãmarãdhanã at ShriChitrapur Math Shirali -HH Shrimat ShankarãshramSwãmiji ISannidhi - Shãradã Sthãpanã

23 Friday Nija Ãshwija Sh.7 Durgãshtami - Shri DurgãHoma at Shri Chitrãpur Math- Shirali

24 Saturday Nija Ãshwija Sh.8 Mahã Navami, ChandikãHoma, Shri Chitrãpur Math -Shirali

25 Sunday Nija Ãshwija Sh.9 Shãradã Visarjana / Shri DeviGhata Visarjana, VijayãDashami, Shami Puja, VãhanaPujã / Harijãgara prãrambha

30 Friday Nija Ãshwija Sh.14 Kojãgari Shri Lakshmi Puja

31 Saturday Poornima Bhumi Pujã / NavãnnaBhojana

FESTIVALS IN OCTOBER 2020


CHAPTER FORTY THREE

SkeÀoeb iesuee ceveg<³eosn~ HegvejefHe ve efceUs lees ueJeueenW~³eeble veeneR DeCegcee$e mebosn~ cnCeesefve ve®e lees oJe[eJee~~38~~

Once we let go the human body, again we may not getit. This is beyond doubt. Hence. we should not waste it.

lesJeeR ³esef®e pevceeR DeeHeCe~ ®egkeÀJeeJeW DeeHegues pevce-cejCe~efJe<e³eeR ve peeJeW yeg[esve~ lejer®e ueeYes cees#e le³ee~~39~~

In this birth itself, we should strive to stall our rebirth.We should immerse ourselves in the pleasures of thesenses. Only then, we will attain liberation.

peerJee menpeef®e efJe<e³eer cecelee~ l³ee®ee l³eeie ve keÀjJes ef®eÊee~meeje pevce l³eebleef®e leÊJeleeb~ IeeefueleeW DeeHeCe efovejpeveeR~~40~~

The soul is naturally inclined towards sense objects.Renouncing them will not occur to the mind. Day andnight, we engross ourselves in sense objects throughoutour life.

cnCeesefve meÃg©mJeeceer Deecnebmeer~ mJeOecee&®es efve³ece les yengJemeer~Ieeuegveer osleer ÒesceemejMeeR~ DeeHeCener Jele&leer lewmesef®e~~41~~

Therefore. the Sadguru counsels us lovingly to follow therules of Swadharma. He himself abides by HisSwadharma.

efve³eceW efJe<e³eueeuemee peele~ nW efJeefole®e Demes mekeÀueebÒele~lejerner efJeJeªb Deeleeb efkebÀef®ele~ ue#e osTefve DeJeOeeje~~42~~

Adherence to rules removes the craving for sensepleasures.This is obvious to all. Nevertheless. I willexplain. Please listen.

pejer Demes ueneve yeeU~ leWner efve³eceW efJe<e³e mekeÀU~l³eeiee³ee efme× nes³e les JesU~ Hejce ÒeerleerveW nes peeCee~~43~~

Even a small boy readily gives up his craving for apleasure by accepting to abide by a rule.

SANTA ÃRUR UMÃBÃI BODHÃMRIT– V. RAJAGOPAL BHAT


meCeeJeejeR keÀefjleer HekeÌJeeVe~ veeveeefJeOe meejs peve~osJeeefme vewJesÐe kesÀu³eeJeerCe~ ve Keeleer DeveskeÀ peve HeeneR~~44~~

On a festival day. people prepare a lot of sumptuousdelicacies. But, they will not partake of them before thecustomary Naivedya.

yeeU ceeieleeb meebies ceelee~ osJee®ee vewJesÐe ve nesleeb~legpe ÐeeJe³ee ve nes³e meJe&Lee~ cnCeesefve veeneR osle keÀOeeR~~45~~

If a boy asks for any eatable. his mother will tell him thatit cannot be given to him before Naivedya.

SsmeW keÀefjleeb Heg{W l³ee yeeUe~ DeeJeªefve efve I³eeJe³ee ceve les JesUeb~menpeef®e nes³e efve³eceW l³eeuee~ #eCeYejer lejer efve½e³eW~~46~~

The boy willingly abides by the rule and will be able tocontrol his mind.

leW cnCes ’DeeF& vewJesÐe keÀjesefve~ ceie osF&ue cepeueeieesefve“~leeWJejer ceve DeeJejesefve~ Oejer leW De%e yeeuekeÀ~~47~~

The boy will console himself: "After offering to God, mymother will give me the eatable" and controls his mind.

FlegkesÀ lejer leerve leeme~ efJe<e³eueeuemee mees[er Keeme~De%e yeeuekeÀ pejer leW yengJeme~ efve³eceWef®e mees[er efJe<e³emegKee~~48~~

Thus, the ignorant boy will learn to give up his cravingfor at least three hours by accepting the rule.

lesJneb Deecneb kewÀmes vee nes³e~ efve³ece HeeefUleeb mees[e³ee efJe<e³e~cnCetveer®e meebieleer mJeeefceje³e~ mJeOece&efve³ece HeeUe³ee~~49~~

If a small boy can do it, why not we? So, our belovedSadguru counsels us to abide by our Swadharma(stipulated code of conduct).

mveevemebO³ee kesÀu³eeJeerCe~ yeéïeCesb pesJetb ve³es DeeHeCe~SsmeW JesoMeem$eJe®eve~ meebieleer mecepee ieg©je³e~~50~~

"Without the customary bath and Sandhyavandan, aBrahmin should not have food. This is decreed by theVedaas and the scriptures", He will say.

HeeefUleebef®e eflelegkesÀ efve³ece~ ceve DeeJeje³ee ceeie& megiece~lewmes®e DeeefCekeÀ veevee Oece&~ keÀjeJes ueeieleer DeeHegu³eemeer~~51~~


By just following the above instruction, it becomes easyto control the mind. Likewise, we will have to follow manyother rules of Dharma.

lesCeW keÀjesefve ceveemeer yebOeve~ yebOeves efJe<e³eer ve pee³e ceve~ceie menpeef®e HeeHe-#eeueve~ nes³e efve½e³eW peveeb®es~~52~~

Pursuit of Sadguru's directions will make our minddisinclined to pleasures of the senses. Then, the 'paapa'of the laity (sins) will be washed out definitely.

HeeHeveeMe nesleeb melJejer~ ef®eÊe Meg× nes³e efveOee&jeR~ef®eÊe Meg×e Peeefue³eeJejer~ Deelce%eeve nes³e PeCeeR~~53~~

With the extinction of 'paapa' internal purity (of mind) willdefinitely take place. This, in turn, will pave the way forthe dawn of Knowledge of the Self.

³eeef®ekeÀejCeW mJeeefceje³e~ keÀefjleer peveebmeer yeesOe meo³e~mJeOecex jeneìleeb veener Ye³e~ Ssmesb iepe&leer ÒesceYejW~~54~~

It is only for this reason, our Sadguru lovingly exhortsto us to abide by the code of our Swadharma, and befree from fear.

l³eeb®ee DeJeleej ³eeef®ekeÀejCeW ~ peiee®eW keÀu³eeCe nesF&ue pesCeW~leWef®e keÀefjleer HejceÒeerleerveW~ Deecneb De%eebmleJe les peeCee~~55~~

Sadguru’s incarnation is only for universal welfare. Hestrives unceasingly for same, for the sake of we, ignorantlaity, most lovingly.

(Continued)

LEST WE FORGETP. P. Shrimat Anandashram Swamiji on Vantiga

“If all paid Vantiga at the rate 1% of income, thedaily as well as occasional services of the Math couldbe performed without any anxiety and the Sadhanacontemplated by Us could be accomplished with peaceof mind”


Little Ravikiran – Shravana 2020Story Time: Leela and the Magical Skies

Little Leela was peeping from her hidey-hole with a scaredlook on her face. The hole was in the trunk of a huge banyan tree -well-covered with thick leaves and branches. Leela stayed withthe other parrots on this tree. Just as she was about to withdrawher head back into the hole, her Ajja spied her and hopped ontothe nearest branch. “Leela, go on - fly with the rest of the youngparrots! Look, how they are screeching away – I think they areheading to the mango orchard. The fruits are ripe and growing inhundreds. Come out, Leela!” Leela gingerly stepped out – buthardly a step or two!

In the meantime, the young parrots were creating quite aracket – as parrots are inclined to do when they are excited - asthey flew overhead calling out loudly to one another. Naina,spied Leela and began to screech, “There is Leela! Come out,Leela! It is such a lovely morning and we are all going together.”The moment Leela heard her name being called; she disappearedin a trice - back into her comfortable home.

Ajja sighed. “How do we bring Leela out from there?” hewondered.

You see, a fortnight ago, little Leela had witnessed a terriblescene. A boy had used a catapult and knocked out a young parrot.The shock of seeing her friend Rani being hurt had frightenedyoung Leela. She thought that she had failed to warn Rani. Leelahad seen this boy under the tree but scarcely thought he woulduse a stone and aim at the parrot. From that day – Leela waswithdrawn. She lived in constant pain and guilt.

However, Rani had miraculously recovered and within twoweeks she was out flying and exercising her wings. This morning,Rani too was with the rest of the parrots who had planned the dayexcursion to the mango orchards.

Ajja called Leela, “Come out Leela. Let's look at the rising sun


from this branch here.” Leela ventured out – fear writ large in herface – and sat next to Ajja. The sun was a magnificent golden orbon the eastern skies. Ajja and Leela sat in silence watching thesunrise. Ajja knew in his heart that Leela was bowed down withthe accident that happened to Rani.

“What happened that day was no fault of yours, Leela! Andlook, how Rani has recovered and is flying today. You need to flyhigh in the beautiful space that God has provided us with. I willcome with you. Let's fly east towards the sun – just looking at thesun will give you the strength!”

Leela said, “Just one round with you, Ajja!”That one small step forward and the flight thereon towards

the vast sky changed the life of Leela. The wide space all around inthe sky was so magical – Leela finally shook off the past and flewin utter joy!

Parrots are found in tropical countries and there are asmany as 372 different types of parrots!

A big flock of parrots is called a Pandemonium of Parrots(Perfectly named so!)

Social creatures – they live in a flock of 20 to 30 birds. Parrots love to eat fruits and seeds. Sometimes they eatsmall insects too.

They are very fond of okra (ladies-finger). A huge groupdescend on the okra plants and within minutes theydevour the okra with great delight- much to the chagrinof the farmer.

Clad in bright colours, parrots have strong curved beaksand strong legs and claws. The Hyacinth Macaw caneven crack a coconut with its beak!

These are the only birds that can eat with their feet! Theyhave four toes- two facing forward and two backward.

Fun Facts:


They can hold a fruit in their foot and eat it too!The Hyacinth Macaw has the largest wingspan of nearlyfive feet while the buff faced pygmy is only 3 inches!Parrots are one the most intelligent species amongstbirds. Some of them imitate human voices and respond toquestions! Cockatiel are popular as pets. So are budgerigars!Parrots do not have any vocal chords - they talk bycontrolling the muscles in their throats to mimic tonesand sounds!Kakapos are a type of flightless parrots found in NewZealand – these are endangered with only a hundred plusin existence.

The parot plays a significant role in Indian tradition.Mentioned in the Vedas and the Puranas to the classic literature –the intelligent parrot is endearing in the tales of Panchatantraand the Jataka. In Padma Purana -Kunjal is an enlightened parrotwho had mastered the sacred scriptures.

Goddess Shri Matangi – one of the Mahavidyas- is depictedwith a parrot. Shri Matangi is worshipped as the Goddess ofLearning – speech, music, knowledge and art.

Goddess Shri Meenakshi of the famous Madhurai temple isdepicted with a parrot.

Shri Lalita Maha Tripurasundari at the Kamakshi Temple in thehistoric temple of Kanchipuram, in the state of Tamil Nadu, isseated in the majestic Padmasana. She holds in her hands – asugarcane bow, a pasha, an ankusha and flowers. A parrot isperched nearby.

Suka, the parrot, is the vahana of Kamadeva.The parrot finds itself as the motif in vibrant, precious,

traditional sarees such as Paithani, Patolas and Banarasi. They are

Our Precious Heritage


popular in the mehendi designs for a bride and crafted in silvertoo!

Yes, the parrot is so important in our heritage!

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Long ago…Agastya shows the way

Sītā had been taken away by Rāva a from her home in theforest. Rāma and Lak a had no clue where to look for her.Walking through the forest, crossing rivers, climbing mountains,the brothers went in search of Sītā. Rāma was in deep anguish.'Why did I go after that golden deer? I should have realised that itwas just a ploy to take me away from or hut!' He was troubled andafraid for Sītā's safety.

Sage Agastya divined Rāma's anguish and anxiety. He went toRāma. Of course, he knew fully well what had happened but heasked Rāma anyway. Rāma was hardly able to speak for the tearsthat choked him. Sobbing, he told he great sage his story. ThenAgastya said, 'You will need the Pāshupata from Shiva Himself tokill Rāva a and bring home your wife. Repeat the mantra that Ishall give you now and be assured that Shiva, the Āshuto

After Agastya left, Rāma sat for his anu āna. Dropping allanxiety, fear, and guilt, with a calm and happy mind and heart, hebegan his japa. Shiva was more than pleased! Rāma was in themost difficult phase of his life, yet, the minute he had received hismantra and began his japa, he had set aside all his worriesconvinced that Shiva would help. How could that not pleaseShiva! He appeared before Rāma along with

a-s. Seating Rāma on His lap as a mother would a child, Shivaconsoled him and after revealing to him the highest Truth, gavehim the Pāshupata. The beautiful dialogue between Shiva andRāma is called the Shiva Gītā.

Armed with the Pāshupata and the divine grace of Shiva,

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Rāma fought bravely, won the battle against Rāva a and broughtSītā safely back home.

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Ponder Awhile -The planThe fowler couldn't believe his luck-A parrot in his net!A talking bird would make him rich,His future was quite set!

The plan was really simpleHe'd keep the bird in a cage.It would listen to his kids talkThey were at that chattering age.

Then when it had listenedAnd learnt to speak some words,He'd sell it in the marketSuch demand for talking birds!

The parrot sat quietly in her cageAnd wondered what she could doTo get out of this terrible messThat she had got into.

There was no use feeling sorryOr guilt for not paying heedTo the net that was well-hiddenAnd covered with yummy seeds.

That's something to rememberSo I won't get caught againBut what do I do to be free once more-Not held captive by these men?

There's no use feeling anxiousThat won't help me gather my thoughtsThere must be something that I can doTo not be sold and bought!'

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When the fowler and his familyIn the quiet of the calming nightSlept deeply oblivious to the world,The parrot planned her flight.

She ate. She had to build her strength.And they kept her well-fed

A strong bird is sure to be bought'The fowler and his wife said.

She flapped her wings when there was noneTo see her move aboutShe had to exercise those wingsFor when she finally got out.

During the day, she stood stillShe wouldn't entertain a crowd.

Who would want a wooden bird?'The fowler wondered aloud.

It was truly quite a taskFor a bird who loved to flyTo restrain herself. But for achance at freedom, she would try!

She listened to every word they saidBut never said a wordNo squawk, no whistle, not a peep

That's quite a stupid bird!'

Said the fowler and his family.Who would buy a bird like that?They were spending much on parrot-foodCoins didn't come out of hats!

The fowler opened the door of the cageI've spent time and money too

And invested my energyFor what? The likes of you?!'

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Swoosh the parrot flew outsideAnd from her perch on the treeSaid to the stunned fowler,

Thank you! It's great to be free!''

Game TimeFind the names of Lord Krishna in the maze given below:

Krishna; Gopala; Vasudeva; Shyamasundara; Govinda; Ananta;Janardhana; Mukunda;Madhava; Achyuta; Keshava; Damodara;Narayana; Devakinandana; Brijesh; Chaitanya; Purushotthama;

Giridhara; Ghanashyama; Hari;

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